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2 | 26% | 8 | A person who fails or disappoints after a promising start | |
3 | 26% | 8 | Unreliable person who accepts a higher offer to sell property after promising to sell to someone else | |
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We think the answer is "PLIGHTING" which means:
- noun
- • A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- • A solemn pledge of fidelity verb
- • Give to in marriage
- • Promise solemnly and formally
An example sentence would be:
- • "In medieval times, lords and knights often exchanged solemn plighting of oaths of loyalty and fealty."
- • "The couple's public plighting of their troth took place in front of all their family and friends."
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